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requiring verizon to turn over the -- that's according to a report by the guardian news paper. require it go to a national security agency on a quote on going daily basis. it runs through july 19th. they require sharing the telephone number, location time and duration of the calls. but it is not required if the content of those conversations be turned over. verizon and the nsa have not responded. >> a woman has been pulled alive from the rubble in philadelphia and linda is here with the latest. this happened while many people were sleeping. >> reporter: the woman was rushed to a hospital in critical condition which she was able to talk to firefighters letting them know she was okay. when they found her buried under a mountain of brings for more than 12 hours. this morning the search continue frs other victim who may still be trapped after the vacant building collapsed on to the salvation army thrift store yesterday.
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it killed six people and injured more than a dozen others. hundreds of emergency workers are clearing the debris by hand using rescue dogs and thermal equipment to search for victims. >> if anyone else is in that building, they will find them. it is a very tedious operation. they're taking their time. it is dangerous environment for our members. >> federal and state investigators are on the scene. the city says the demolition company had proper permits and no existing safety violations. back to you. they want to remember their children for how they lived not how they died. it turns out the governor of connecticut agrees. he signed a bill blocking the release of graphic pictures, video and -- from the sandy hook massacre and other homicide cases. it would prevent graphic visual evidence of deceased individuals from being released even through the freedom of information act filings. it was originally limited to the victims of the newtown case. however the final draft was
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expanded to all homicide victims in the state of connecticut. >> another big story. a ruling could help a pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis get a lung transplant. it blocks the policy keeping children younger than 12 from being prioritized for an available adult lung transplant. now, the move could improve the chances for sarah to get a new set of lungs. she has waited 18 months for new lungs. adult lungs are more available than the lungs of children and doctors believe modified adult lungs might save the girl's life. her parents say that sarah could die within weeks without this transplant. four years ago he took a fall from grace losing his marriage and millions of dollars. >> tiger wood back on top. 99 other people for who is the most famous on this list. we have the details straight ahead. [ male announcer ] this is bob,
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>> it is 6:37. thank you for joining usment they get the super bowl rings tomorrow but the ravens got the presidential treatment when they honored for their win. jones got some major problems for his miracle touchdowns in denver. the president says yes, he told ray lewis he's not doing the squirrel dance and has something for -- >> getting some gray hair though. >> i am not the only one. >> you look like an old man. >> so he got to -- he got up there and expressed the team's gratitude and told the president we will see you next week. i like that. >> to the highest paid professional athletes and a few of the ravens made the top 100.
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joe flako among the top 13 at 37 million adds year. but tiger woods came in on top. $78million. $65million is from endorsements. roger federer is second at $72 million bryant is third at $62 million. ray rice is the other raven who makes about $26 million. >> after a while when you hear that list you think it is a lot of money. >> exactly. >> all they spend money on,. >> this story is incredible. she credits a woman from california for savoring her life during the -- saving her life during the boston marathon bombing. and erika tocks to her hero face to face. >> the drawing was weeks ago. this morning we know who is now $278 million richer. details straight ahead. . >> it is mostly cloudy and dry right now, but the rain is going to be pushing inment i
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>> i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley. >> you are right, charley. we will start this morning. parkton we see lots of clouds, a different day from yesterday and day before. with these clouds we will start so see rain coming in later in the morning hours, but especially the afternoon and evening. temperature wise at 60. we are at 6 and columbia. we will stay below average though with the clouds and rain into the afternoon. now, let's talk about what's going on right now because we do have the clouds on the satellite and radar. the rain is back toward the west. the moisture will come in from the south as well because as we head to the south we can see
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andrea as of now. that eye is right around this area here. this will begin to track off and it is going to make land fall around florida big bend later in the afternoon. it pushes through georgia and all the way up to the carolinas. with that we will start to get in on the heavy rain on friday afternoon and friday evening. let's check on the traffic now with lauren. >> reporter: good news for thoseover you traveling downtown, a crash has been cleared on the northbound lanesover 895. no problems through the harbor tunnel. wish i could say the same for beltway. speeds really falling. 41 miles per hour on the outer loop at liberty road and just 29 on the outer loop at baltimore national pike. it will take 15 minutes from 795 down to 95. there are no problems though on the beltway from parkville to townsend. it is nice and clear here.
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it will remain as you get on to the jfx and downtown. >> it is 6:44. she was the last victim from the bombing to return home. when we greeted her at the airport, erika said the one thing she wanted to do is thank the woman who saved her life. it didn't take long for friends to track down her angel and for the angel to fly to baltimore to meet erika. we have more on this amazing and emotional reunion. the two are now friends for life brought together by tragedy, now celebrating all the good that has come out of it. ever since the boston bombing, erica wondered what happened to the woman who saved her life. all she remembers was a woman in a yellow sweater with brown hair who came out of nowhere to help her. that woman held her uni and using a turn cat to stop the bleeding. the woman from from
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californiament cnn found her and arranged the reunion yesterday. >> i had a feeling that i was going to die. i could sense something was wrong. you came right up to me and said you weren't going to let go. you didn't. >> the two exchanged gifts. erika gave amanda a necklace with a dragon fly. amanda gave erika her favorite scarf. both thankful to have found a new friend for life. >> investigators are yet to talk to the driver involved in a train accident in rose dale. they finished working on site exam will continue talking to witnesses and analyzing the records. no word yet on when they will speak to him. he was driving the truck that crossed the tracks as the train slammed into him sparking a massive explosion. in an effort to crack down on corruption, governor martin is now proposing sweeping reform. the propees l will be discussed
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in a legislative hearing today. one of the administration's ideas is to give all perspective officers polygraphs. accused of helping inmates sneak drug, phones or contraband into the detention center. some forms of the morning after can be available freely over the counter to anyone who buys them. that's the word from an appeals court to the fda. however, they want to continue to restrict a newer one-pill formulation which is called plan b one step when i will the fda appeals a ruler court ruling. they okayed the drug for those 15 and older earlier this year. however a judge want it to be available to women of any age. >> you can't find a first dance if you can't have a place to perform that dance. funny the best place for a wedding can be a challenge. >> after that it is smooth sailing but you have to find that place, and it is important. that's why we will go live this
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morning to downtown baltimore. it is wedding season. what can people expect right now? >> i have been learning a lot this morning, things i didn't know. we are here live in downtown baltimore. this place is amazing. it is really, really nice. elegant, nice rooms. i have only seen just a few of them but very tastefully done. this is one of the hidden gems of the city. i have drew joining me here, and lawrence senior convention services manager here one thing i have learned. we have two people in our newsroom getting married. i thought june was a popular wedding month. you told me differently j fall tends to be a popular wedding month because it is a little cooler time of year. you can imagine putting a wedding dress on when it is august or -- >> that's funny because
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september and october. i learned something new, fall it is. but let me ask you something. what do you offer here at this venue. >> we have is the unique spaces so it does add a lot of versatility. a full service catering team and a banquet team to make sure the wedding division comes to fruition and that everything runs smoothly as possible. >> you can have traditionment and then you can do for a -- very traditional l over the top lush look in the corinthian room with the linen, florist, to bring out the personalization so it can be fun and exciting. but at the venue it is always
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elegant. >> how does a couple get started. >> we have the -- we have pictures from the web site to get other or call 443-573-8444 and speak with a catering sells manager. they will get you started. >> thank you for being here. drew, you are also going have an office here. you will be here later this month. >> our studio is actually called the -- >> we will be in bottom floor where the bay windows are all done with beautiful grand historic a long with our vendors. so thank you for those people. but yes, it will be a site to see j thank you for being here this morning. you have just offered a lot of valuable information. thank you so much. i have learned a lot here today. i hope lauren has too. but lots of information.
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>> you just mentioned our producer shavone who is marrying james brown. she has turned down our thoughts for the first dance song. you can look -- at last, that. >> otis redding on here twice, band of horses and the best thing. i do like the song, but james brown. >> i got you. >> we will work on it. >> it will be a while before they get married. >> always think twice before letting someone in line in front of you, but it could hurt you. >> it could mean the difference between $590 million nothing at all because 84-year-old gloria mckenzie of florida won that record power ball jackpot last month. she released a statement yesterday saying that someone let her go in front of them when she was buying her ticket. now, mckenzie chose the lump sum which after taxes is more
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than $278 million. she could buy washington capitol if she wants and have $28 million left over. no plans on what she will do but maybe the find the person who said go ahead and give them a couple of buck. >> one or two right there. >> we are minutes away from 7:00 and andrea churning in the gulf of mexico. it is expected to stay a tropical storm and could make land fall as soon as today. warnings are in effect for the west side of florida north of fort myers along the panhandle. the national hurricane center says as much as six much ifs of rain could be fall ago long the florida peninsula. >> how about our weather. what does this mean for us. here is charles. if people wake up this morning they will probably say don't worry about the tropical storm when it gets here. let's talk about what they're doing. >> temperature that is are about average but lots of cloud cover. let me somehow you a picture in best palm beach.
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you have the clouds in that area but also as you look at the time lapse, you can see the rain battering the lens. this is the name of the game the next several days and hours because the wet weather is going to tell the story. that is going be pushing toward us. tropical storm andrea. it is moving north northeast at 11 miles per hour. we can see it here and the track is to take it to the florida big bend in the afternoon time frame. it crosses over georgia and heads up the scar lie in coast and -- carolina coast. our time frame of heaviest rain is friday afternoon into friday evening. if you are heading to beaches, maybe wait until the end of the weekend. the future trend goes into motion. still dry this morning but wet weather continues on thursday: 6:00 is the commute as we look
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at what happens into friday, more rain in the forecast and then the heaviest rain we see, look at the oranges there. that's over night into saturday morning. that is when we talk about an inch to two. we need the rain. we just don't need it all at once. >> if you like to jog in the rain, wait until 3:00, as we work into the 7-day forecast. we will see a few showers possible into the weekend. not as rainy as we initially thought. it will get warmer in time. let's check on the traffic with lauren. >> helping me out with traffic this morning, please welcome me in joining mad lynn and mark, both are 7th graders at james academy. they're here to help with the traffic this morning. thank you so much for coming, guys. i understand your school as a radio intelligence program.
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pretty fun, hah. >> do you like it a lot. >> it is really cool. >> we have a lot of high-tech people there. a lot of students who know what they're doing. >> all right. let's let mad lintel us what traffic looks like on 83. sound good. >> how is it so far. >> right now it is looking pretty clear, southbound, ability 63 miles per hour. >> no problems getting to the beltway. >> what about 95 and white marsh. >> pretty good too. 55 miles per hour, southbound at route 43. pretty clear there too. >> no problems to the fort mchenry tunnel. >> now, let's let mark take it away. >> you produce and anchor, taking care of the morning announcements. >> we have a fun time. we learn a lot but have a great time too. >> do you have any news for those heading out? >> you have about 32 miles per hour. it is protothe i slow. it could be better. >> how to the times look. >> 15 minutes from 95095 on the
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outer loop. how about the beltway. >> 11 minutes on the outer loop. >> no problems to townsend. thank you eye guys for stopping -- thank you guys for stopping buy. >> i will have to watch my job. you will take over traffic. >> did a great job. check out this girl. that girl upside down, we will show you balancing on a can. her stage name is bee girl. >> she's part of a group. here is a video of siblings from 6 to 15 who love to dance. she holds the record for the longest head spin using a can. >> you guy can say do the traffic. can you do that? s0q probably not. >> good job producer and anchor. >> look out, charley.
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good morning, america. breaking overnight the first tropical storm of the season, andrea gaining strength right now. warnings issued up and down the east coast. one twister touching down already in florida. most of the state under tornado watch at this hour and sam is live in the storm zone. breaking new details on paris jackson. >> female, 15, od'd on 20 motrin. >> was it a cry for help and were clues missed by everyone around her? the new details about her suicide scare. miracle in philadelphia. the survivor in that massive building collapse found alive 13 hours after the accident. first responders on the verge of giving up when they found her insi
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inside the dramatic rescue. twist of fate, the biggest payout in lottery history goes to an 84 mom of four. we want you to meet the woman who let the woman go ahead of her in line and score the golden ticket. i wonder what she says. good morning, everyone, on this friday eve. lara is off today. good to have paula faris here with us and as always we have a lot to get to including that exclusive report overnight that the national security agency has been collecting customer phone records for millions of americans. >> a record of every single verizon phone call. we'll talk to jonathan karl about that. first to sam in clearwater. so much of the state bracing for tropical storm andrea and, sam,
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